By TRESA BALDAS, Detroit Free Press She asked for mercy, and got it. The so-called madam of the Miami Compan­ions escort ser­vice, who faced a year in prison for helping run a massive prostitution agency, today received a one-day prison sentence for her crime. The government had argued for a 12-month-plus-one-day prison sentence for Miami Companions co-owner Laurie Carr. But the judge concluded that prison was not the best place for the single mother. Carr, dressed in a form-fitting solid black dress today, pleaded for leniency, and said she's a changed woman. “The lifestyle that I led in my past was absolutely despicable,” Carr said at her sentencing hearing, maintaining that she had changed even before her arrest last summer. “The most important thing to me is my son and taking care of him.” She later added, “I would just ask for mercy and grace.” U.S. … [Read more...]

By TRESA BALDAS, Detroit Free Press The so-called madam of the Miami Compan ions escort ser vice is due in federal court this afternoon to find out her punishment for running a massive prostitution agency that was busted in Metro Detroit last summer. The government has requested a 12-month-plus-one-day prison sentence for Miami Compan­ions co-owner Laurie Carr, But Carr's lawyer, Oscar Rodriguez, is asking for a lighter sentence, arguing in court documents that Carr's cooperation in the case provided the government with "serious leads," and that she needs to be free to raise her child and improve her life. He also argued that Carr learned her lesson. http://www.freep.com/article/20110628/NEWS05/110628001/Alleged-madam-Florida-based-escort-service-discover-fate-federal-court-today … [Read more...]